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Study Challenges Theory on Unconscious Memory System in the Brainhttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/2/27-31417_Study-Challenges-Theory-on-Unconscious-Memory-Syst_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Research by Dr. Richard Addante, a senior lecturer in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, challenges the accepted theory about the hippocampus' role in our unconscious memory. ]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:00:00 -0600UT Dallas Employee Helps Bring Plight of Soldiers to Big Screenhttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/2/26-31426_UT-Dallas-Employee-Helps-Bring-Plight-of-Soldiers-_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
UT Dallas employee Jake Schick said his role in Clint Eastwood's blockbuster film American Sniper was not about fame, but about helping to bring messages of hope to fellow veterans and presenting the strength and sacrifice of military families. ]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 05:00:00 -0600New Gist-Reasoning Tool Provides Insight on Traumatic Brain Injuryhttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/2/20-31423_New-Gist-Reasoning-Tool-Provides-Insight-on-Trauma_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Researchers at UT Dallas' Center for BrainHealth have found that individuals with traumatic brain injury have significantly more difficulty with gist reasoning than traditional cognitive tests. ]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 05:00:00 -0600Doctor Brings Sound Expertise to Help Those with Hearing Losshttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/2/17-31387_Doctor-Brings-Sound-Expertise-to-Help-Those-with-H_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Dr. Angela Shoup BS'89, MS'92, PhD'94 is the director of the division of communicative and vestibular disorders at UT Southwestern. She provides oversight for her team of 28 clinicians, including audiologists and speech-language pathologists, across multiple institutions. ]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:00:00 -0600Scientists Find Link Between Clear Memories, Brain Connectivityhttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/2/10-31412_Scientists-Find-Link-Between-Clear-Memories-Brain-_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Research from the Center for Vital Longevity identified a set of brain regions that consistently showed increases in their connectivity to other regions of the brain during a successful recollection. The findings were published last month by the Journal of Neuroscience. ]]>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:00:00 -0600Scientists Target Smartphone Technology to Improve Hearing Devices http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/2/6-31403_Scientists-Target-Smartphone-Technology-to-Improve_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
With the support of a $522,000, two-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, a UT Dallas team wants to harness the power of smartphones to help improve the quality of life of people who wear hearing assistive devices. ]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 05:00:00 -0600Autistic Subjects' Facial Expressions Don't Always Mirror Emotionshttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/1/27-31366_Autistic-Subjects-Facial-Expressions-Dont-Always-M_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
New research by UT Dallas scientists suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorder can have very expressive faces, but the emotions conveyed can sometimes seem overly intense and unusual. ]]>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 05:00:00 -0600Audiologists Help Set the Stage for Better Theater Sound Experiencehttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/1/16-31343_Audiologists-Help-Set-the-Stage-for-Better-Theater_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Drs. Carol Cokely and Linda Thibodeau of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders have collaborated with Dallas Summer Musicals to create the Hear Us Now program for theatergoers with hearing loss. ]]>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:00:00 -0600BrainHealth Team Shows Depression Can Hinder People's Memoryhttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/1/14-31365_BrainHealth-Team-Shows-Depression-Can-Hinder-Peopl_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas have shown that depressive thoughts can affect memory. The findings may have implications for the way cognitive deficits are diagnosed and treated in depression. ]]>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:00:00 -0600Study Finds Which Brain Skills Are More Likely to Last over a Lifetimehttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2015/1/9-31363_Study-Finds-Which-Brain-Skills-Are-More-Likely-to-_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Research from the Center for Vital Longevity at The University of Texas at Dallas found that verbal ability - the accurate memory of words and vocabulary - remains intact during a lifetime while reasoning ability decreases in older adults. ]]>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 05:00:00 -0600Fall Forum Focuses on Helping Children Succeed in Early Educationhttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2014/12/19-31337_Fall-Forum-Focuses-on-Helping-Children-Succeed-in-_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Children will have a better chance to succeed if parents, educators and public policies prioritize fostering inquisitive minds and provide quality prekindergarten education. That was the consensus of experts at UT Dallas' Center for Children and Families fall forum. ]]>Fri, 19 Dec 2014 05:00:00 -0600Callier Leader Receives Speech-Language-Hearing Group's Top Honorhttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2014/12/17-31349_Callier-Leader-Receives-Speech-Language-Hearing-Gr_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Dr. Thomas Campbell, executive director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at UT Dallas, received the Honors of the Association from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for his distinguished contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders. ]]>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:00:00 -0600Neuroscientist Earns Young Investigator Award from Pain Study Grouphttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2014/12/12-31323_Neuroscientist-Earns-Young-Investigator-Award-from_story-wide.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
Dr. Theodore Price recently received the Patrick D. Wall Young Investigator Award for Basic Science from the International Association for the Study of Pain. Price joined the faculty of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences as an associate professor this year. ]]>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:00:00 -0600Achievements of Students Take Center Stagehttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2014/12/12-31345_Achievements-of-Students-Take-Center-Stage-During-_story-sidebar.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
The hard work of more than 2,000 fall graduates will be celebrated during ceremonies next week. In keeping with UT Dallas tradition, a student will speak at each of the six graduations. ]]>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:00:00 -0600BrainHealth Bestows Legacy Award on Donor Lyda Hillhttp://www.utdallas.edu/news/2014/12/5-31325_BrainHealth-Bestows-Legacy-Award-on-Donor-Lyda-Hil_story-sidebar.html?WT.mc_id=NewsRSS
On Veterans Day, the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas celebrated Lyda Hill and her dedication to America's servicemen and women, presenting her with its highest honor, the Legacy Award. ]]>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:00:00 -0600